Yoo Joonghyuk

Name: Yoo Jonghyuk Age: 28 Height: 184 cm Eye colour: Black (his right eye turns golden when using skill Sage’s eye.) Hair colour: Black

Appearance: Yoo Joonghyuk is repeatedly described as extremely handsome by various individuals, including the author of Ways of Survival and Kim Dokja. The latter even uses him as a measurement for others' handsomeness on multiple occasions.

Yoo Joonghyuk has wide black eyes with thin double eyelids and thick eyebrows. His right eye glows golden upon activation of the skill [Sage's Eye]. His hair is black and slightly wavy, cut short. He has tan skin, a sharp nose ridge, and a strong jawline. He is extremely muscular; in particular, he has well-toned biceps and thighs.

Yoo Joonghyuk usually wears a black coat and combat boots. He is implied to wear fingerless gloves. Under the jacket, covers for the novel have shown him to wear a black shirt with a silver collar and buckle, along with close-fitting black pants. He is also depicted as having at least one belt across his chest, along with a sword scabbard worn at his waist, held on by straps attached to his belt and around his thigh.

Personality: Yoo Joonghyuk was designed as someone 'tougher in body and nobler in heart than any creature in this world'. He is resolute and determined, aiming to accomplish his goals no matter the cost, in particular when aiming for the end of the scenarios. As a protagonist, Yoo Joonghyuk naturally fights for the greater good. He was originally a caring person at heart, doing good where he could, but repeated regressions have worn him down to the point where, in his 1863rd round, he commits enough sins to make him a prime target of the Absolute Good constellations.

Yoo Joonghyuk is normally very confident in his abilities, never backing down from a challenge and typically cutting down his enemies with ease. He is extremely talented in various areas, befitting of his status as a protagonist. He takes pride in his own skill, sometimes to the point of not perceiving anyone else's work as good, as seen when he will eat no one's cooking but his own. Yoo Joonghyuk is smart and strategic; this helps him learn new skills and figure out plans to subvert the scenarios. However, he can also struggle to adapt his strategies and see things from new perspectives. This is a major reason as to why he took 1863 rounds to even get close to the Final Wall; he would struggle to change his strategies and adapt to new situations, easily failing and having to regress.

Yoo Joonghyuk's speech is concise and blunt, often to the point of rudeness. He becomes explicitly rude and threatening when speaking to individuals who irritate him, or who are powerful unknowns. He is sometimes also rude to his own party members, though he looks out for them nonetheless, showing that he cares despite his harshness. Frequently, he expresses himself through actions or expressions rather than words. These include habits such as dragging the tip of his sword along the ground when happy, or his left eyebrow twitching upon making a serious decision. On rare occasions, however, he can be very eloquent and persuasive.

Over the course of his regressions, aside from becoming more open to cruelty, he becomes extremely calculating and cold. He kills those he deems threats and supports those who he believes can aid him. He distances himself even from his own companions; in the 41st round, when his core party members die, he only laments that they are no longer useful However, this is most likely a tactic to try and minimize the hurt of losing them, as even further regressions show him warming back up to them, selflessly sacrificing himself for them over and over; which is most evidently referenced and shown in his 999th regression.

The trauma he experiences over his regressions result in Yoo Joonghyuk having a tendency to fall into "regression depression", where he easily loses hope on even small failures, and considers giving up and regressing so that he can try again next round. The further into his regressions he is, the stronger the effect of regression depression, until in his 1863rd round, it causes him to fall into a dissociative state where he is completely unresponsive.

Powers/abilities: Life Lived to the Fullest (Legendary): Formerly possessed (0th round). An attribute that, at the cost of living a fixed lifespan, fully unleashes the user’s latent talents. In exchange for a little over 25 years of Yoo Joonghyuk's lifespan, this attribute allowed him to reach the end of the scenarios and defeat the Dokkaebi King in the 0th round. Demon King (at least Legendary): Likely formerly possessed (0th round), due to his possession of the Story 'Demon World's Spring', which (in Kim Dokja's original timeline) arose by his becoming a Demon King.[1] Regressor (3rd/1863rd/1864th turn) (Myth): An attribute linked to his stigma Regression. Pro Gamer (Rare): Gained from his career as a pro gamer prior to the start of the scenarios. Grants him an "overwhelming advantage and adaptability in all games". Ruler of Amusement (Legendary): The evolved form of the Pro Gamer attribute, this boosts Yoo Joonghyuk's abilities in any game to the point where Kim Dokja compares him to a god. Supreme King (Hero): Gained through the King's Road scenario. Iron Blood Supreme King (Legend): The evolved form of the Supreme King attribute. Demon King Slayer (Myth): As the name suggests, gained through killing a Demon King. Eternal Solitude (Quasi-myth): Likely gained through being the only one to retain his memories throughout his hundreds of regressions, and therefore having technically lived an eternity alone. Horror of the Stars (Myth): Likely gained through having killed an unknown number of constellations. Sage’s Eye: A skill similar to Kim Dokja's Character List that allows the user to view the Attributes Window of another individual, along with hidden information about them. Causes the user's right eye to glow gold when activated. Lie Detection: A B-grade skill that, as the name suggests, allows the user to identify the veracity of statements made in their vicinity. Splitting the Sky Energy: A skill that allows Yoo Joonghyuk to increase his swords cutting power by adding aura to it. Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship: A skill linked to Yoo Joonghyuk's knowledge of Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship, taught by Namgung Minyoung. Giant Body Transformation: A skill that temporarily expands the user's latent power in order to imitate the larger form of a giant. Taught to Yoo Joonghyuk by Briareus in the 2nd round. Red Phoenix Shunpo: A skill that increases the user's speed. Air Steps: As the name suggests, a skill that allows the user to turn the air into invisible steps that they can walk on. A skill exclusive to the strongest returnees from Murim. Thought Vaccine: A skill that can be used as a counter for Nirvana Moebius' Thought Infection and Eternal Prison skills. Likely nullifies any mental skills being used by a target, either defensively (to protect against the user) or offensively (to attack the user). Advanced Weapons Training: Evolved form of Weapons Training, allows Yoo Joonghyuk to better understand weapon combat. Advanced Mental Barrier: Evolved form of Mental Barrier, protects Yoo Joonghyuk's mental state from being mind controlled. Hand to Hand Combat: A skill that increases Yoo Joonghyuk's ability to fight in hand to hand combat. Strong Self-Defense: A skill that hardens Yoo Joonghyuk's body for self defense purposes. Force-Palm: A skill that allows Yoo Joonghyuk to attack with a force to push someone away by hitting hem with his palm. Crowd Control: Allows Yoo Joonghyuk to give commands to a crowd with no resistance. Reasoning: A skill that allows Yoo Joonhyuk to increase his reasoning skills when talking to a crowd or person. Hundred Steps Godly Fists: A skill that allows Yoo Joonghyuk to increase the power and speed of his punches. Cold Resistance: A skill that makes Yoo Joonghyuk immune to the cold. Heat Resistance: A skill that makes Yoo Joonghyuk immune to the heat. Electricity Resistance: A skill that makes Yoo Joonghyuk immune to any attacks based on electricity. Recovery Hibernation: A skill that allows Yoo Joonghyuk to recover his health by entering a hibernating state. Recovery: A skill that allows Yoo Joonghyuk to recover quickly, once a day, after being hit hard. Buff: A skill that increases Yoo Joonghyuk's strength by three levels. Cooking: A skill that increases Yoo Joonghyuk's ability to cook food. Tiger God Aura: Ability unknown, as it is never shown in a fight. It was only shown once as intimidation. 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